Ice-cream-cone-molding mechanism



s. E. WlNDERf ICE CREAM CONE MOL MECHANISM v APPLICATION FILED .1, i920. 1,413,369, Patented Apr, 18,

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ICE CREAM CONE MOLDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED APR-1, 1920.

1,41 3,369. Patented p 18, 1922.

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Units stares sAMUnL'E. wmnna, orcnrcaso', inninors, ss ;anon;'ro novnnrricur & cons COMPANY, or CHICAGQILLINOIS, AcoRroRATroN orfInr ivoIs To allwh'om z't may concern 7 Be it known thatI, SAMUEL E..WIN DER,

citizen :of the Unitedfitates, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of, -Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIce-Cream Cone- Molding Mechanism, o'fwhichthe following is a specification.

This invention relatesto ice-creamcone],

molding mechanism, and has for its object;- the production ofimproved mechanismfor making ice-cream cones bymolding the batter in flat sheets and then rolling the sheets into cones instead of by molding the completed cones. It has been common in the past to make ice-cream cones by pressing batter into the form of a rounddisk, andv then rolling the coneinto the well known conical shape, and properly baking the batof this invention is to produce a suitable mavchine for formin conesfin this way, and, at

V thereof which will have'a more pleasing ap- .pearance than shape.

Of theaccompanying drawings Fig. 1 is an elevation of a device used in the'manufacturing of the cones, which embodies features of my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of one element of the device; Fig. 3 is a central sectional view along the line 3-3 of;

Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a plan view of'another element of the device; Fig. 5 is a sectional view along the line 5-5 of Fig. e; and Fig. 6 is an elevation of a completed cone.

In the manufacture of'cones similar to the one illustrated in Fig; 6, I provide, as my preferred mechanism,.a base 10 to which is fixed a plate 11, fixed by an arm 9 to the base, and having any desired form of figure on its upper surface, such as the squares 12,

which provides a mold for forming the outer surface of the completed cones. The

plate also has an annular groove '13 around.

IoEbit AM-cmvnavronnING mncnenrslvrj I Y Specificationof Letters 'Patent. Application filed April 1, 1920; Serial'No. 370,606.

the ordinary cones of this Wardy to comp'letethe disk-like shape. 7

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device. -Thi's plate has. figures of-anysui'table: shape, such as the squares 20, onits under surface to form'the inner surface ofj the completed co' ne; -and it;:has a flange 21- v projecting downwardly from the rear edge, and extending substantiallyhalfway around thejed'ge of..theplate,;the flange being adap ,ed, when the plate -;is turneddownwardly on the lower platell, to fit snugly against the edge of: the :plate 11, as indicated in n operation the rear arm of. the lever '17 is pressed downwardly in any suitable manner,- andthe plate 151isthereby elevated out of the way, The prepared battenwhich is toform the cone,is then placed on the plate 11, near the rear portion thereof, The plate 15 is then turned downwardly onto the batter, and the batter is pressed-into a thin disk-like shape, the flange 21 on the rear of the plate 16, as the plate descends, fits snugly against the rear of the plate 11, and allows the batter to pass'rearwardly into the groove 13 and completely fillthe I Q .i V

groove, but prevents it running over the rear. edgefof'the plate; At the same time} thejbatter ispressed forwardlyso as tosub- .stantially. covnthefgplatef 11;} By-having the center oflthe pivot 18 positioned.materially below the upper surface of the plate 11,,

the rearfportion is filled; thus insuring the filling of the groove .13, and at the same "time forcing all of thesurplus batter, for- Whilein the mold thus formed the-batter is cooked su'fliciently, and is then removed 7 and quickly; rolled'intocone shape in any suitable manner; The particular manner in this invention, and hence has notbeen illus- 1 trated. suitable means may; be pro-f 'vided ,foroperatin'gthe lever at proper times. The means which I provide [comprises a machine,- which has a cam arrangement-which at suitable times operates. upon" the roller '22. and forces the roller so as to properly raise the. plate 15.x When it is desired to lower the plate the roller. 22 passes 8 5- it is evident that the rearend of the plate which 'the rolling is done is not apart of r from under the cam and the plate by its own weight sinks and properly molds the batter. Inasmuch as the mechanism for operating the lever is no part of the present invention, I have not illustrated the same As indicated by Fig. 6, only a portion of" the edge of the molded batter tormsthe up per edge of the cone. Hence it is necessary to fill with batter only the rear portion of the groove 13. The forward portion of the groove is formed 1n" the plate-when machining the rear portion, but ordinarily it is not used.

pivoted to said base and positioned thereon so that said flange will be adjacent to said groove when the upper plate is turned down adjacent said fixed plate.

2. In an ice cream cone molding mecha nism two molding plates, and means comprising a pivot for pivoting said plates together so that, when closed towards each other, the opposing plane surfaces will come positioned a material distance away from the plane of sald plates when so closed, oneof said plates having a marginal groove on one portion of its edge, and the other plate having a flange on its corresponding edge and parallel and adjacent, the said pivot being arranged to enclose the groove portion oi the,

edge of the other plate when said plates are closed.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto: set my hand.

SAMUEL E. WINDER' 

